Alpine: Pauline Soderhom
Pauline Soderholm has been teaching in the St. Vrain district since 1997. For seven years she was at Twin Peaks Academy, before she began teaching at Alpine. She has a Bachelors of Music in piano performance form Wheaton College and a Masters of Music in percussion performance from the University of Illinois. Just this summer she completed Level III Kodály training and certification from the Colorado Kodály Institute at Colorado State University
She has been married to Lars for 34 years and has four grown daughters. After living in Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado, they are so happy to call Colorado their home.
In her spare time she enjoys playing percussion in the Longmont Symphony Orchestra, reading, gardening, snowshoeing and traveling.
She has been married to Lars for 34 years and has four grown daughters. After living in Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado, they are so happy to call Colorado their home.
In her spare time she enjoys playing percussion in the Longmont Symphony Orchestra, reading, gardening, snowshoeing and traveling.
Black Rock: Loretta Harvey
Loretta Harvey is in her ninth year of teaching elementary music in St. Vrain Valley, currently at Black Rock Elementary in Erie. she has a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Colorado, a Masters in Curriculum Development and Instruction from the University of Phoenix and has completed two levels of Kodály certification at Colorado State University. Mrs. Harvey is an active advocate for the arts in our schools. She attends many conferences and make an effort to communicate the importance of the arts to the St. Vrain Valley district administration and school board. Mrs. Harvey has lived in Erie for the past 15 years with her husband and children.
"Your children are a joy! I hope to keep them singing, dancing and learning to read music!" Mrs. Loretta Harvey
"Your children are a joy! I hope to keep them singing, dancing and learning to read music!" Mrs. Loretta Harvey
Blue Mountain: April Brown
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Burlington: Pam Miller
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Centennial: Paulette Zimmermann
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Central: Camilla Johnson
Camilla has been teaching music for over ten years, and has worked in the St. Vrain and Thompson school districts. She received her music education degree from the University of Northern Colorado and her Masters Degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in literacy form Lesley University.
She lives in Loveland with her husband and two daughters.
She lives in Loveland with her husband and two daughters.
Columbine: Christina Brady
Christina Brady is enjoying her third year at Columbine Elementary. She moved here in 2002 from northern California to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder to study for her Master's in Music Education as well as obtain her license to teach.
During her time away from school, Christina likes to hike with her husband and two dogs, bike on local trails and play recreational softball. Christina is also a part of a Boulder based community choir, the Rocky Mountain Chorale.
During her time away from school, Christina likes to hike with her husband and two dogs, bike on local trails and play recreational softball. Christina is also a part of a Boulder based community choir, the Rocky Mountain Chorale.
Eagle Crest: Jennifer Ordway
Jenn Ordway is the music teacher at Eagle Crest Elementary. She holds degrees in Voice Performance from the University of Tulsa and Music Education from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. She taught elementary music in Wichita before taking ten years off to be at home with her three sons. During her years out of the classroom, she was the music director and choral conductor at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Wichita.
She moved to Longmont five years ago with her family. She was the Kinder Enrichment Director at Blue Mountain Elementary from 2008-2010. She is thrilled to be back in the music classroom at Eagle Crest!
She moved to Longmont five years ago with her family. She was the Kinder Enrichment Director at Blue Mountain Elementary from 2008-2010. She is thrilled to be back in the music classroom at Eagle Crest!
Erie: Anna Schultz
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Fall River: Rachel Aurand
Rachel Aurand, Fall River Elementary Music teacher, has been teaching general music for eighteen years. She currently runs the Kidz-Zing Chorale which is a choir consisting of 120 mixed fourth and fifth graders. They perform two concerts a year in Vance Brand Auditorium and tour in the spring.
Ms. Aurand teaches private voice from 8th grade through high school aged students. Her current passion is cycling long distance for cancer/cause rides around Colorado.
Ms. Aurand is a CU alumnist and received her Master in Education from Cambridge, MA.
Ms. Aurand teaches private voice from 8th grade through high school aged students. Her current passion is cycling long distance for cancer/cause rides around Colorado.
Ms. Aurand is a CU alumnist and received her Master in Education from Cambridge, MA.
Frederick: Charles Martin
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Hygiene: Linda Emmerman
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Indian Peaks: Melanie Hermann
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Legacy: Sharman Heotis
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Loma Linda: Susan Whipple
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Longmont Estates: Lindsey LeCuyer
Lindsey LeCuyer's goal as a music teacher is to help students to develop their musical knowledge and skills while hopefully instilling in them a bit of the same passion for music that she is fortunate enough to have in her life. She wants to students to improve as musicians and enjoy making music individually and with their peers and community.
She grew up and went to college in Virginia, graduating from Virginia Tech. She began her teaching career with four years near her extended family in Austin, Texas. After a two-year stint outside of New Haven, Connecticut, she returned to Texas and taught for two and a half years in Dallas. Her most recent teaching experience was as a baby and pre-school music teacher during her time as a stay-at-home mom. She and her husband decided they wanted to raise their daughter around nature and mountains, so they picked up and moved to Louisville in 2009.
In her free time she loves to spend time with her husband and daughter. They spend their weekends like a lot of Coloradoans: running, hiking, biking and shopping at the local farmers' markets. They are Texas transplants, but her husband's family is originally from Northern colorado. She is really enjoying getting to know the land of his summer vacations- except now it's for good!
She grew up and went to college in Virginia, graduating from Virginia Tech. She began her teaching career with four years near her extended family in Austin, Texas. After a two-year stint outside of New Haven, Connecticut, she returned to Texas and taught for two and a half years in Dallas. Her most recent teaching experience was as a baby and pre-school music teacher during her time as a stay-at-home mom. She and her husband decided they wanted to raise their daughter around nature and mountains, so they picked up and moved to Louisville in 2009.
In her free time she loves to spend time with her husband and daughter. They spend their weekends like a lot of Coloradoans: running, hiking, biking and shopping at the local farmers' markets. They are Texas transplants, but her husband's family is originally from Northern colorado. She is really enjoying getting to know the land of his summer vacations- except now it's for good!
Lyons: Matthew Wasowski
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Mead: Chris Tate
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Mountain View: Arlene Patterson & Lana Duley
Arlene Patterson and Lana Duley share the music position at Mountain View Elementary. Arlene has taught for 38 years and Lana has taught for 37, so their combined total is 75 years of teaching experience. Both of them have been classroom teachers as well as music teachers. Arlene teaches Suzuki Violin and Scottish Fiddling and Lana Lana teaches piano lessons in her home. Both have teenage daughters and Lana has another daughter who is 10. Lana teaches music to grades K-2 and Arlene teaches grades 3-5.
Niwot: Jenna Olschlager
Jenna grew up on the family farm in North Dakota, and her love of playing in the sunflower fields turned to a love of playing in the mountains. She graduated from North Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in music education in 2007. Every summer in between college she worked as a camp counselor and director at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. The mountains called her name and she stayed in Colorado after graduation and started her first job as the elementary music teacher at Niwot. Since she love school so much, she hasn't stopped taking classes yet. She recently graduated from Colorado State University with a master's degree in music education with a Kodály emphasis.
In her spare time, she LOVES to sing, play piano and clarinet, teach private lessons, play with hernew kitten, hike, trail run, ski, mountain and road bike, watch movies, spend time with family and friends, travel and organize. Her goal this year is to learn the guitar and how to hip hop dance. She feels blessed that she get to combine three of her passions in life: teaching music to children in the mountains.
In her spare time, she LOVES to sing, play piano and clarinet, teach private lessons, play with hernew kitten, hike, trail run, ski, mountain and road bike, watch movies, spend time with family and friends, travel and organize. Her goal this year is to learn the guitar and how to hip hop dance. She feels blessed that she get to combine three of her passions in life: teaching music to children in the mountains.
Northridge: Martha Gomez
Mrs. Gomez has been the general music teacher at Northridge Elementary for the last seven years. she came from Colombia, South America, where she was also a music teacher. Being in Bogotá, she developed and worked in a radio station for children and had the chance to get to know a lto of music for children from all Latin America.
Better known as Mrs. Gómez for the students and "Tachi" to her friends, she likes to sing, play guitar, and read Latin-American women authors. She also enjoys riding the bike with her husband Robert and loves to Dance.
At Northridge she conducts the Bengal Choir, a vocal group with the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, and the Bell Choir which she's proud to say is a unique practice for the students of her school.
Better known as Mrs. Gómez for the students and "Tachi" to her friends, she likes to sing, play guitar, and read Latin-American women authors. She also enjoys riding the bike with her husband Robert and loves to Dance.
At Northridge she conducts the Bengal Choir, a vocal group with the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, and the Bell Choir which she's proud to say is a unique practice for the students of her school.
Prairie Ridge: Cathy Keller
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Red Hawk: Amy Abbott
Amy Abbott has been teaching elementary music for 13 years, the last 10 at Indian Peaks Elementary School. In addition to teaching classroom general music, she teaches a third-fifth grade choir which performs two concerts a year. She has also taught handbell choir and line dance classes.
Mrs. Abbott hold a Bachelors degree in Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a master degree from Colorado State University in Music Education with a Kodály emphasis. She holds Kodály certification from Portland State University and Colorado State University. She is the past-president of ROCKE, the Regional Organization of Colorado Kodály Educators and has also served on their board as secretary and member-at-large. She has presented at various ROCKE workshops and the Oregon Arts Alliance Conference.
Mrs. Abbott currently resides in Erie with her husband, Justin, and their two kids, Noah and Hannah. She enjoys walking, hiking and biking in addition to spending time with her family and friends.
Mrs. Abbott hold a Bachelors degree in Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a master degree from Colorado State University in Music Education with a Kodály emphasis. She holds Kodály certification from Portland State University and Colorado State University. She is the past-president of ROCKE, the Regional Organization of Colorado Kodály Educators and has also served on their board as secretary and member-at-large. She has presented at various ROCKE workshops and the Oregon Arts Alliance Conference.
Mrs. Abbott currently resides in Erie with her husband, Justin, and their two kids, Noah and Hannah. She enjoys walking, hiking and biking in addition to spending time with her family and friends.
Rocky Mountain: Jennifer Goerlitz
Jen Goerlitz attended elementary, middle and high school in the St. Vrain Valley School district, graduating from Longmont High School. After graduating, she attended the University of Northern Colorado where she received her BME with an emphasis in voice and piano. She's been teaching for eight years.
She is married with one child, Ethan, who just turned one. She loves to travel and has spent a lot of time in Mexico, learning about their education systen and culture. She hope to someday live abroad with her family.
She is married with one child, Ethan, who just turned one. She loves to travel and has spent a lot of time in Mexico, learning about their education systen and culture. She hope to someday live abroad with her family.
Sanborn: Becky Hunget
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Spangler: Judy Millikan
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Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Brett Johnson
Brett Johnson enjoys teaching general music and band to 3rd through 8th graders at Twin Peaks Charter Academy. He has been an active performer with the Confluence Saxophone Quartet and a saxophone duo with his wife Megumi. In the past, has been a private saxophone instructor and solo & ensemble festival adjudicator. A winner of several solo competitions, he has performed with university and community ensembles as a featured soloist. In his free time, Brett likes to work as a seasonal yardman, manages invasive weeds with the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, reads non-fiction and suspense novels, and relished classic sci-fi films. He is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Music Education at CU, where he has performed with the Gamelan, Caribbean and Mariachi Ensembles, and studies jazz improvisation.
Brett originally springs from Washington State, where he taught middle school band for two years. While earning his teaching certification at Western Washington University, he studied with Vancouver saxophonist Julie Nolan. Prior to pursuing a teaching career, he worked for two years as a Peace Crops Volunteer in a remote region of eastern Nepal, where he learned to speak Nepali language, worked with villagers on environmental projects and taught music notation to youth. He has also worked for Washington State University Extension in pesticide education and integrated pest management, and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1998.
Brett originally springs from Washington State, where he taught middle school band for two years. While earning his teaching certification at Western Washington University, he studied with Vancouver saxophonist Julie Nolan. Prior to pursuing a teaching career, he worked for two years as a Peace Crops Volunteer in a remote region of eastern Nepal, where he learned to speak Nepali language, worked with villagers on environmental projects and taught music notation to youth. He has also worked for Washington State University Extension in pesticide education and integrated pest management, and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1998.
